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Home My WebLink About2022-03-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - REGULAR MIN APPROVALO CITY OF SANTA CLARITA City Council Regular Meeting Joint Meeting with Board of Library Trustees Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary Tuesday, February 22, 2022 INVOCATION Mayor Weste delivered the invocation. —Minutes— 6:00 PM City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weste called to order the Joint Regular meeting of the City Council and Board of Library Trustees at 6:13 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present. FLAG SALUTE Councilmember Miranda led the flag salute. EXECUTIVE MEETING This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Smyth, second by McLean, to approve the agenda, pulling items 1 and 2 for public comments. Hearing no objections, it was so ordered. RESULT: APPROVED AGENDA U Packet Pg. 6 O AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Mayor Pro Tem Gibbs spoke of the Winter Games Celebration at The Cube, where the City hosted the inaugural Mascot Games; announced that the City would like to thank the eight Mascots who joined in the competition; and invited the Mascots in attendance to the dais to receive their recognition and a photo. Councilmember McLean spoke of being the celebrity judge for the competition and thanked all the Mascots for their participation. PRESENTATIONS Mayor Weste invited City Librarian Shannon Vonnegut to present the Council with the 2022 One Story One City book selection. Ms. Vonnegut announced that the 2022 book selection is The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative by Florence Williams and presented the Council with copies of the book. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council were Elaine Ballace regarding drug testing for local athletes and public transportation at the hospital; Kiza Hilton and Jordan Roberts -Diem regarding a local no -kill animal shelter; Steve Petzold regarding the Hart High Mascot; Ajmal Rezai, Abdo Jaber, Sami Haq, and Mustafa Nizam, regarding supporting Afghan refugees; and Brad Smulson, representing Operation Blankets of Love, regarding a local no -kill animal shelter. STAFF COMMENTS City Manager Ken Striplin made no comments. Councilmember McLean inquired if the City could work with Ms. Hilton and the group to see if a no -kill animal shelter would be feasible. Mayor Weste commented that a meeting is currently scheduled with Ms. Hilton and the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor Pro Tem Gibbs requested that Ms. Roberts -Diem email the Council her entire public participation speech. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember Miranda commended the process for the grassroots effort for the no -kill animal shelter and spoke of his support; and discussed the welcoming the Afghan refugees and the community members working with local non -profits to support them. Mayor Pro Tem Gibbs wished KHTS owner Carl Goldman a happy birthday; commented on the Council's honor of Black History Month as well as Council recognition of other cultures, individuals, and City founders who have made an impact in the community. Councilmember McLean mentioned the large turnout for the Cheri Fleming street naming ceremony; commented on attending a Southern California Association of Governments' Assembly Housing Roundtable where an explanation of the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) program was given. Councilmember McLean further explained the discussion of plans in the works to change the shortage of housing through streamlining the development and entitlement process and Senate Bill 15 (Portantino), which establishes a grant program for local U Page 2 Packet Pg. 7 O governments that re -zone idle commercial shopping centers into affordable housing; spoke of attending a quasi -grand opening for Advance Auto Parts with an official grand opening to follow; and announced that the GO! Santa Clarita program offers transportation services to connect riders to key transit locations in select areas of the City. Councilmember Smyth made no comments. Mayor Weste spoke of her concern regarding public safety and the recall effort against Los Angeles District Attorney Gascon, and that the Association of Deputy District Attorneys voted overwhelmingly to support the recall; mentioned that when the Val Verde community replaced an old pool ten years ago, a time capsule was discovered, and it was sent to the Los Angeles County Parks Department Historian; and requested and received council concurrence to direct to request a copy of the time capsule contents. CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jason Gibbs, Mayor Pro Tem SECONDER: Marsha McLean, Councilmember AYES: Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda, Smyth ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES — The minutes are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the February 8, 2022, Special Meeting. Addressing the Council was Dianne Zimmerman. ITEM 2 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes are submitted for approval RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the February 8, 2022, Regular Meeting. Addressing the Council was Nancy (no last name provided). ITEM 3 CHECK REGISTER NO. 04 Check Register No. 04 for the Period 01/14/22 through 01/27/22 and 02/03/22. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 01/17/22 through 01/28/22. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 04. U Page 3 Packet Pg. 8 O ITEM 4 SUMMARY VACATION OF EASEMENTS FOR SLOPE, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL PURPOSES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD AND VALLEY CENTER DRIVE (APPROVED SELF -STORAGE FACILITY) Pursuant to Section 8333 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, summarily vacate easements for slope, drainage, and flood control purposes at the site of the approved self - storage facility on Valley Center Drive. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of an easement for slope purposes as described and shown on Exhibit "A" Legal Description and Exhibit "B" Exhibit Map, and an easement for drainage and flood control purposes as described and shown on Exhibit "C" Legal v Description and Exhibit "D" Exhibit Map of the attached resolution. a� N 2. Direct the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the Los Angeles County o Registrar -Recorder's office. v a Adopted Resolution No. 22-5 c co N ITEM 5 N 0 N AWARD LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR ZONE 28 (NEWHALL) N Award a two-year contract to Oak Springs, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zone 28 (Newhall) for an amount not to exceed $596,762. Ui RECOMMENDED ACTION: o City Council: r Award a two-year contract to Oak Springs Nursery, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zone 28 (Newhall) for an annual base amount of $248,649, plus an additional $49,732 in annual contract expenditure authority to address unforeseen maintenance and repairs, for a total two-year amount not to exceed $596,762. 2. Authorize ongoing appropriations from Landscape Maintenance District Fund 357 totaling $41,301, as identified in Attachment A, to support recurring landscape maintenance services. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional, one-year renewal options beginning in year three, for an annual amount not to exceed $298,381; plus an adjustment in compensation consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of the contractor, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council during the annual budget for such fiscal year. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, and modify the awards in the event impossibility of performance arises, and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. Page 4 Packet Pg. 9 O PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM 6 RESULTS OF THE 2022-23 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Results of the 2022-23 Community Needs Assessment conducted as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing and receive information regarding the results of the annual Community Needs Assessment Survey conducted as part of the Community Development Block L Grant Program for the 2022-23 program year. c m Mayor Weste opened the Public Hearing. v c City Clerk Mary Cusick stated that all notices required by law have been provided. 0 U Administrative Analyst Charlotte Cabeza provided the staff presentation. Councilmember Miranda inquired regarding the City's outreach efforts and dissemination of the survey, and Ms. Cabeza responded. No requests to speak were received. Mayor Weste closed the public comments. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Cameron Smyth, Councilmember SECONDER: Bill Miranda, Councilmember AYES: Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda, Smyth PUBLIC PARTICIPATION II Addressing the Council were Diane Zimmerman regarding Council Norms & Procedures and the Human Relations Roundtable; Dr. Gene Dorio regarding public participation comments made at the last Council meeting; Glenda Yakal regarding the Human Relations Roundtable; Cindy (no last name provided) regarding supporting Americans and public safety; Nancy (no last name provided) regarding the City Attorney's Office; Valerie Bradford, representing NAACP Santa Clarita Chapter, regarding Black History Month and the recent Martin Luther King Day celebration; Tony Maldonado regarding City part-time, temporary seasonal employees; Yasemin (no last name provided) regarding pandemic mandates; Santa (no last name provided) regarding the Human Relations Roundtable and a social media video; and Missy (no last name provided) regarding public access to the Human Relations Roundtable. Page 5 Packet Pg. 10 O STAFF COMMENTS Councilmember Smyth commented on the Council's adopted policy positions on legislation supporting efforts mentioned by Yasemin during public participation. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weste adjourned the Regular Meeting at 7:53 p.m. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR U Page 6 Packet Pg. 11